Labour can still win in Scotland and Wales, the party’s new Deputy Leader Lucy Powell has claimed. Ms Powell, who was sacked from the Prime Minister’s Cabinet last month, called for the party to offer the public “hope” , and pledged not to rule out any seat or election the party was fighting in. She defeated the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson by taking a 54% share of the vote compared to 46%. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror after the result, in a week that saw Labour pushed into third